Son of Michael & Sophia (Augustyn) Kush.
Married to Katharina Barnas on 2-26-1884 at Columbus, NE.
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The Columbus Daily Telegram, June 25, 1942
DIED
KUSH--Funeral For Thomas Kush, 101, Saturday
Had Been Ill Only Short Time; Here Since 1874, Born in Poland
Funeral services for Thomas Kush, sr., 101, who died at 12:40 p.m. yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Frank J. Kuta, 2710 Sixth street, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Bonaventure's church. Rev. John Joseph
Brogger, pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Duncan cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Gahan Funeral home and this evening at 8:30 friends of the family will recite the rosary.
Infirmities due to advanced age resulted in his death. Although in failing health for some time, he was bedfast only three days.
To U. S. In 1874
Born in Pilsno, Poland, Dec. 28, 1840, he remained in his native land until 1874, when he came to the United States. Coming here from the east, he settled in Columbus and found employment on the section of the Union Pacific railroad, which had been built through from Omaha to Ogden, Utah, in 1869. It was while working here he met Miss Katherine Barnas, to whom he was married in 1884.
Until 1887 he remained in the employ of the railroad, and at that time, having saved enough money to buy a farm, he located in the Pilsno community in Polk county, 15 miles southwest of Columbus.
Retired in 1919
Mrs. Kush died April 5, 1905, and Mr. Kush remained on the farm with his sons and daughters, until they were all established in homes of their own. Retiring in 1919, he went to live with a daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Czuba, who were then living in Fullerton. In 1925 he came to Columbus with them, and since that time has lived at various times with three daughters, Mrs. Czuba and Mrs. Kuta, both of Columbus, and Mrs. Walter Morys of Clarks.
He is survived by three sons, Joe Kush of St. Paul, Louis Kush of Columbus and Thomas Kush of Omaha; seven daughters; Mrs. Pauline Morys of Clarks, Mrs. Josie Prorack of Fullerton, Mrs. Agnes Czapla, Mrs. Mary Czapla, Mrs. Vera Kuta and Mrs. Kathryn Czuba, all of Columbus, and Miss Victoria Kush of Omaha; 50 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.--[submitted by Marge Galus Sandlier--no relationship to deceased]
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The Columbus Telegram, June ??, 1942
DIED
KUSH--Funeral services for Thomas Kush, sr., 101, who died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Kuta, 2710 Sixth street, were held at 9 a.m. today at St. Bonaventure's church. Rev. John Joseph Brogger, pastor, officiated and burial was in Duncan cemetery.
Pallbearers were six grandsons, Loney Kuta, Clifford Czapla, R. J. Kuta, Loney Czapla, Joe Kush and Raymond Czapla.
Out-of-town relatives and friends attending were Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Czuba of Sidney, Joe Kus of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kush, Mrs. Anna Galus, Mrs. Victoria Hall and son, all of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Prorack and family, Joe and Mike Prorack, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vetek and family, all of Fullerton.
John Micek and children, Jack Micek, Andrew Micek, Frank Micek, all of Pilsno, Mrs. and Mrs. Tom Kush, Frank Kush, all of Monroe, Mrs. and Mrs. Adolph Czapla, Mrs. and Mrs. Adolph Morys of Clarks, Mr. and Mrs. John Murcek. Mrs. Bud Meyer and Miss Adline Prorack, both of Grand Island.--[submitted by Marge Galus Sandlier--no relationship to deceased]